Subcortical hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison of normal and depressed elderly subjects.
Subcortical hyperintensity on T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging was significantly more common and more severe in elderly depressed patients referred for ECT than in a matched control group of normal elderly subjects. The potential clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology